Contemporary Kitchen in Athlone – Hunter Green with Oak Accents

In most cases, a quartz worktop can be supplied in one seamless piece up to approximately 3 metres in length and 1.5 metres in width. Designing your island within these dimensions helps avoid visible joints, creating a cleaner, more premium finish.

For comfortable seating and practical workspace, we typically recommend an island around 2.7m x 1.2m. This allows for L-shaped seating for up to five people, three along the back and two on the side, creating a more social, space-efficient layout that works particularly well in open-plan kitchens.

L-shaped seating is one of the most effective layouts for a kitchen island, as it creates a more social and interactive space compared to straight-line seating. By wrapping seating around the corner of the island, it allows people to sit facing each other, making it ideal for family use and entertaining.

In our experience, a hob on the island works best when the goal is to create a more social, open-plan layout. In this kitchen, positioning the hob on the island allows the space to flow around the L-shaped seating area, so cooking becomes part of the interaction rather than separate from it.

Yes, in our experience, walk-in pantries are one of the most requested features in modern kitchen design, particularly in open-plan homes. They provide valuable storage, keep the main kitchen clutter-free, and allow for better organisation of everyday items while maintaining a clean, streamlined look.

The most effective approach is to integrate storage into the design, using features like walk-in pantries, pull-out units, hidden compartments, and built-in seating. This ensures everything is easily accessible while maintaining a clean, streamlined aesthetic.